The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-02-10
who is regarded as good business man as we'll as
man of integrity. The greater part of the debts
are owing in Waco
BURNETT BUDGET.
Movement to Display Burnet's Mineral
Resources to the World.

movement to Display Burnet's Mlneral
Resources to the World.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
BuRNEr, February S.-There was large crowd
out at the court house last night to listen to lee
The Office of the Burnet and Mason stage line
Will be removed from the Western hotel, IN THIS
city, to the Burnet hotel.
Major seth Mabry passed through this city yes
terday on his way to his ranch in Mason county.
Mr.. Ike Cohn, a drummer from New Orleans, is
now very sick at the Burnet hotel in this city.
Several hundred broad gauge ties are now being
delivered at the depot in this city, for the Austin
" Northwestern railroad.
Hon. Carl GOeth, member OF the mouse from
Blanco county, passed through town yesterday, ac-
companied by his daughter, on their way 10
Austin.
Llano county has Just sold to parties in New
York S75O0 worth of school house bonds, realizing
95 cents on the dollar for them. These bonds are
to run ten years and bear s per cent interest
Mr.. r. j. Whiteman, of Concho county, is COM
Portable situated at the Burnet hotel.
Mr.. r. Il. Burnham, overseer OF the Slick ROCK
road, has filed his annual report: Eleven men
subject to road duty; also Henry Philhpps, over
seer of the Corwin and Colorado road, recommends
b. clearinghouse as his successor; twenty-five
men subject to road work; also H. &. jackson.
Overseer of the third section of the Burnet and
Smithwck mills roads, recommends O.. W. Stin-
nett as his successor, and reports eleven men sub
ject TO read duty
The verdict of the coroners jury in the case of
Miller, charged with killing Mckay, at the quarry,
in this county, was that Mckay came to his death
by knife wounds; said knife in the hands of Miller.
Miller has engaged Ward Il Hammond to defend
him. and his preliminary trial will come off on
Friday before Esquire W. E. Morgan, of this pre-
cinct.
Mr., Il. r. L. .Tuberville appears is he leading in
the race for mayor of this city
Qnite strange move is now being made in this
city to do away with the city government. But
should the matter eyer be brought to vote it will
undoubtedly be defeated.
We understand that at the next meeting of the
commissioners curt, which will be held in this
city next Monday, County Judge Crews will recon-
mend that the county make an appropriation for
the purpose of making proper display OF the
mineral resources of this county at the Smith
sonian Institute, at Washington city, so that east
ern capitalists can the great advantages Burnett
county offers for investment of capital Cen. A. r.
johnson will furnish al the materials free of
cost to the county, in consideration of the counties
paying for the dressing of the stone and express
charges on shipping
Pontotoe, in Mason county, has one OF the finest
school buildings and largest attendance OF pupils
of any town in that western country. Prof. Burney
a graduate of the Sam Houston Normal school, is
principal Prof. Burney is good educator and a
fine schOlar-his average at the Normal school be-
ing 95H per cent. He is a brother of Senator
Burney of the twentieth legislature.